Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN FAIENCE USHABTI IN LIVING

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE USHABTI IN LIVING DRESS OF HAT - New Kingdom, XIX - XX Dynasty, Ca. 1292 - 1069 BC. A faience ushabti depicted mummiform with crossed arms. The facial features are painted in black, with outlined lips, eyes and brows beneath a tripartite wig. A vertical column of painted hieroglyphs runs down the front of the figure, with further signs painted on the base.For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA18588.Size: 135mm x 50mm; Weight: 115gProvenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s.This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement from Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.